Vending machine



NOV. 29, 1932. M H, RICHARDSON 1,889,109

` A VENDLNG MACHINE Filed March 19. 1930 5 shees-sheet 1 I Nov. 29, E932., M. H, RlCHARDSQN 1,889,109v

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1 437,210 filed all Pa Nov. A29, 1932 y SNTE@ :Meur ses mm2@ El., GEBZIBON, F GHICGU, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 .ADVANCE HGHINE Gon, .0F 631625.60, LLINOIS, A COBPOBATIUN 01E' XLLINQIS VENDING- ilpplimeu leil. mail 19 19. Serial No. $7,211.

This invention relates to improvements in vemling machines oi the ty e in which there is maintained a plurality o supplies of articn cles, one preferably arranged '1n ativance of the other, the articles being completely @elivered or dispensed from. one oi the supplies in advance vot the articles from the other sup pl Y in my coruling application Serial No. arch 19, 1930,' there is shown and described a machine of this general char acter in which a container 'for holding one ori the supplies is pivotally mounted by one endl in a manner that when the articles are exhausted from the first supply the container will be automatically swung about its pivot to place the open delivery ont thereot in a position to deliver the articles therefrom into a position to he ejected bythe same ejector.,

ln the present form oi: the invention the container tor holiling the second or aclditional supply or articles is mounted adjacent the space occupiedby the articl oil the suply nrst to be vended and is aolapte to be hotlily shifted from such position into and seas to occupy the space from which the rst supply has been venecl, means being providefl to maintain the container in an up right position uring theshiiting thereolD 'A further object is to provisie an improved; machine mi this character emhoclyingz an ejector mechanism an means whereby at a pre determined time in the cycle ot operation ol the machine or under preetermine comlitions the ejector will be operatively connected with the container toy bodily shift the latter upon a subsequent operation oil the ejector.,

To the attainment ot these ens anol the accomplishment of other new anni useful ob jects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully clescriloecl anol claimeel and shovvn'in the aocompanying drawings illustrating this invention and in which .Figure l is a etail vertical sectional view of a portion of a machine oli this character' constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention and showing the parte inv one position. v

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure l, with the parts in another position. Figure 3 is an enlarged detail View of 'the shiftable containera Figure l isa detail sectional view taken on line 4 4, Figure ll;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, with the parts in a dierent position Figure 6 is a rear elevation of a portionof the machine with the hack of the casing removes.

Figure 'l' is a sectional view taken on line ll-7, Figure 6 Figure Sis a (letail view partly in elevation and partly in section, el a, coin controlld mechanism suitable 'for operating the elevice.,

Referring more particularly to the tirar ings the numeral l0 designates generally an enclosing housing of any desired sine anni conguration, having a delivery opening ll. through which the articles to he ventisei are dis ensed.,

ithin the housing l0 is arranecl a cas ing l2 of any suitable size ancl conliguration,

anal is adapted to be removably secureol position in any suitable manner.

The housing l0 preferably consists oli uprights or sides having arcuate slots lll there in spaceol from each other lengthwise oli the sides and! arranged in the 'casing'l is a supplemental casing preferably consisting of sides or uprights it connected together perspective 'lll ot the supplementelcasing are arranged on the inside thereofu The members 16 acljacent the sitles ci the casing 12 are connected by means of a. link 13 and by reason of the link connection 19 be-k tween the members 16 the supplemental casing will be bodily shifted aboutthe pivots 17 from one position to another according to the direction of movement of the members 16.

When the container is in the position shown in Figure 1, there will be formed in advance thereof a container orholder 21 in which articles 22 to be vended are stored and within. the container 14 a second series of articles 23 are also stored, the lower end of the container 14 being open as at 24 and provided with inwardly projecting flanges 25, which serve as a support for the articles 23.

` Mounted within the housing 10 is a slidable frame 26 having connected therewith an ejector 27, and the ejector 27 moves over a platform or support 28, the latter being in a position to receive the articles directl thereabove when the ejector 27 is move to the position shown in Figure 2, so as to allow the articles to drop upon the support 28.

Any suitable meansmay 'be provided for reciprocating the ejector, such as a coin controlled mechanism designated generally by the reference numeral 29.having an operating handle 30 provided with a coin disc 31 adapted to receive the coin and carry it into the machine, the coin bein held against being discharged into the poc et 31 by means of a spring controlled finger 32 to which is connected an arm 33 ofa rock shaft 34, and to which shaft 34 isconnected another arm 35 adapted to project above the support or latform 28 when the ejector is moved out o the way so that any of the articles falling upon the support 28 will depress the arm 35 to shift the finger 32 and allow the coin to drop from the coin pocket- 31.

This coin controlled mechanism, however, is o f the ordinary and well known construction and forms no part of the present invention. Suiiice it to say, however,'that there is associated with the coin controlled mechanism a cam 36 which is adapted to engage p'ojections 37 on a pivotally mounted memr 38 shaped to form'arms 39, the arms being connected to projections 40 on the slide 26 for reciprocating the latter. v

A slide 41 is mounted upon a suitable support and is provided wit a lateral projection 42, and connected with the slide 41 as at 43 is an arm 44 pivotally mounted as at 45 upon'a fixed support 46. An arm 47 is connected with the arm 44 and is disposed in a position to be engaged by the articles as they are delivered from the respective containers to elevate the catch 49, and a stop 52 is also provided on the slidable frame 26.

Pivotally mounted upon a suitable support as at 53 is a member 54 shaped to form fingers or projections 55 that extend up behind the shiftable container. This member 54 is provided with a portion 56 having an opening 57 therein into and out of which the catch 49 is adapted to pass upon the reciprocation ofthe ejector 27 and slide 26. The o ening 57 forms a shoulder 58 behind which t e catch 49 will engage when the latter is raised, as shown in Figure 2, so that upon a subsequent operation of the ejector and slide 26 the member 54 will be rocked and the fingers 55 will en age behind the container and bodily shift t e same by causing the members 16 to be rocked about their pivots 17.

The container will no t be bodily shifted until all of thearticles 22 from the container 21 have been exhausted, as the presence of the articles 22 in the container 21 will hold the catch 49 depressed in the manner already stated. When, however, the articles 22 are exhausted from the container 21 the catch 49 will be raised as the arm 47 will swin outwardly or into the container 21 under t e influence of the spring 51 exerted through the slide 41 and arm 44 causing the catch to assume the position shown inFi ure 2, so that upon a su sequent operation o the ejector 27 and slide 26 the shlftable container will be bodily moved by causing the members 16 to swing about their pivots 17 so as to position the shiftable container within the space occupied by the artic1es22 or within the container 21. l

The articles 23 will then be delivered from the container 14, in a manner similar to the manner in which they were delivered from the container 14.

When all of the articles 23 have been dispensed from the container 14 and it is desired to refill the machine, the container 14 is bodily shifted tothe position shown in Figure 1 from the position shown in Figures 2 and 3, by rocking the members 16 about their pivots 1 When in this position it will be manifest that the shiftable container will be held algainst accidental displacement by reason of t e position of the bolts or connecting devices 18 with respect to the slots 13.

It is thought that the operation of this device will be clearly understood from the foregoing, but briefly stated it is as follows. The

the operation of the vmachine by the handle of the coin controlled mechanism and the vinsertion of the proper coinjthereinto the arwill4 be held depressed and the reciprocationI of the ejector will not ai'ect the member 54.

When, however, the supply 22 is exhausted the catch 49 will be elevated in the manner already described, so that it will be in the path of movement of the shoulder 58 on the member 54 so that upon a subsequent operation of the e'ector the member 54 will be rocked about lts'pivot to cause the fingers 55 to engage and press against the back ofthe shiftable container, thereby rocking the members 16, causing the container to be bodily shifted by reason of the slots 13 and connec tions 18 moving therein until the shiftable container assumes a position within the space or container 21 occupied by the articles 22. Thereafter the articles 23 will be dispensed from the shiftable container in the same manner as the articles 22 were dispensed.

It'will be noted that the delivery or outlet end of the lbodily adjustable container 14 is` normally disposed above the outlet end of the holder for the first supply of articles to be vended and is also considerably above the plane of operation of the ejector, to hold the same out of the way. When, however, the container 14 is bodily shifted, the links or members 16 and the slots 13 with the lugs or vconnections 18 will impart a lon itudinal movement to the container to cause t e delivery or outlet end to drop down into a position adjacent the path of movement of the ejector. When the container is again bodily shifted out of operativel position it will be again raised.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in thedetails of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a vending machine, a holder for a supply of articles to be vendedsaid holder fixed against bedily movement, a bodily shiftable container for holding an additional supply of articles to be vended, an ejector common to both f t said supplies, means for bodily shifting said Vcontaine'r entirely into the space occupied by the articles in said j, holder in the air-sence of articles in saidhold er, and means for supporting the holder while being thus shifte' f 2. In acvending machine, a holder for a supply of articles to be vended, said holder xed against bodily movement, a bodily shiftable container for holdin an additional supply of articles to be vended, an ejector common to both of said sup lies, means reslponsive to the operation o the ejector, in t e absence of articles in the said holder for bodily shifting said'con/tai'ner entirely into the space occupied by the articles in said holder, and means for supporting the holderV while being thus shifted. i

3. In a vending machine, a holder for articles to be successively vended, an ejector operating adjacent a delivery station for successively vending the articles, a' bodily shiftable container remote from said station for holding an additional supply of articles,

vmeans operating in the absence of articles in the said holder for bodily shifting said container entirely into the space occupied by the articles in the said holder adjacent said station whereby the articles in the container will be successively delivered by said ejector, and means operating Ito maintain said holder against tiltlng while being thus bodily shifted. f

4. In a vending machine, a holder for articles toy be successively vended, an ejector operating adjacent a delivery station for successively vending the articles, a bodily shit*- able container remote from said station for holding Aan additional supply of articles, means automatically rendered active in the absence of articles in said holder and responsive to the operation of said'ejector for bodily shifting saidcontainer entirely into the space occupied by the articles in the holder adjacent said station, whereby the articles in said container'will be successively discharged upon subsequent operations of the ejector, and -means for supporting the container while being thus bodily shifted and for relieving the ejector of the weight of the container.

5. In a vending machine, a holder for articles to be successively delivered, an ejector havin a fixed path of movement, a bodily shifta le container for holding. an additional supply of articles to be vendedand normally maintained in a position to hold the articles therein out of the path of movement of the ejector,fmeans for bodily shifting said container entirely into the space occupied by the articles in the said holder in the absence of articles' in the holder, to positionthe articles in the container to be subsequently ejected by said ejector, and means for maintaining the holder against tilting while being thus bodily shifted.

6. In a vending machine, a holder` for articles to be successively delivered, said holder ejector, means responsive to the o eration of the ejector for bodily lifting sai container to position the same into the space occupied by the articles in the said holder in the absence of articles in the holder, and to position the articles in the container to be subsequently ejected by said ejector, and means for maintaining the holder against tilting while being thus bodily shifted.

7. In a vending machine2 a holder for articles to be successively dellvered, an ejector having a fixed-path of movement, a bodily shiftable container for holdin supply of articles to be vende and normally maintained in a position to hold the articles therein out of the path of movement of the ejector, means responsive to the operation of the ejector for bodily shifting said container into the space occupied by the articles in the said holder in the absence of articles in the holder, to position the articles in the container to be subsequently ejected by said ejector, the said means embodying a swinging member, fixed against bodily movement, and a catch carried with the ejector for engagement with said member, said catch bean additional unison, and an ejector adjacent the said holder for successively deliverin the articles therefrom, said container being odily shiftable into the space occupied by the articles in said holder in the absence of articles in the holder whereby the articles in said container may be successively delivered upon subsequent operations of said' ejector.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MYRON H.` RICHARDSON.

ing maintained normally inactive by the presence of articles in said holder.

8. In a vending machine a holder for a supply of articles to bevended, said holder fixed a ainst bodily movement, a container for hol ing an additional supply of articles, links pivotally connectingsaid container to a stationary support, and an ejector adjacent said holder for successively deliverin the articles therefrom, the said container ing bodily shiftable entirely into the space. oc-

4l)` from the container by said ejector, in the said container for pivotally connecting cupied by the articles in said holder, whereby the articles may be successively delivered absence of articles in said holder.

- 9. In a vending machine a holder for a supply of articles to be vended, said holder fixed a ainst bodily movement, a container for hol ing an addltional supply of articles, links pivotally connecting saidcontainer to a stationary support, an e ector adjacent said holder for successively delivering the articles therefrom, and means responsive to the operv' ation of the ejector inthe absence of articles 'in thev said holder for bodily shifting said container, upon the operation of the ejector, entirely into the space occupied by the articles in said holder to be successively delivered by said ejector upon subsequent operations of the e]ector.

10. In a vending machine a holder for a supply of articles to be successively 'vended, a container for holding an additional su ply of articles, a pair -of links on each sidl .of the container to stationary supports an for bodily-lateral shifting movements with respect thereto,` links connecting each pair Aof -the lirstsaidlinhtocausethemtomovein asv los 

